Mount Rogers Hike: Sunset

After an easy four-mile hike to the shelter near the top of Mount Rogers, we dropped off our packs for the half-mile scramble to the top. Since the mountaintop was heavily forested, there wasn’t much to see there. But a large meadow surrounded the shelter, which was in a muddy area and had hard floors. We camped in tents on the soft ground about 500 yards north of the shelter. Here’s what it looked like about 20 yards from my tent at sunset (click for larger version).